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- Patent Title: Methods and systems for EGR valve diagnostics
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Application No.: US16245866Application Date: 2019-01-11
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Publication No.: US10704506B2Publication Date: 2020-07-07
- Inventor: Ian Halleron , Andres Arevalo , Jon Dixon , Oliver Gee , Sean Harman , Zoltan Szilagyi
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: McCoy Russell LLP
- Agent Geoffrey Brumbaugh
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@6d6c0294
- Main IPC: F02D41/22
- IPC: F02D41/22 ; F02M26/49 ; F02M26/53 ; F02M26/48 ; F02D41/00 ; F02D41/20

Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for an EGR valve diagnostic. In one example, a method may include actuating an EGR valve between first and second positions. The method may further includes determining one or more characteristics of the EGR valve during the diagnostic to determine if an EGR valve cleaning is desired.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190226429A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EGR VALVE DIAGNOSTICS Public/Granted day:2019-07-25
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